Corporate giants court climate startups in race to net-zero future

Companies big and small are undertaking a green rethink, as awareness grows of the need for businesses that take better care of the planet

Volunteer armies map 'invisible' communities hit by coronavirus

Communities are using open source tools to help contain the coronavirus by mapping handwashing stations and those at risk


'All gone:' Residents return to burned-out Oregon towns as many West Coast wildfires keep burning

Drought conditions, extreme temperatures and high winds in Oregon created the 'perfect firestorm' for the blazes to grow, says the state's governor


TRESemme hair ad angers South Africans still hurting from racist past

The advert describing African Black hair as frizzy and damaged was seen to reaffirm the view that natural Afro hair is not "normal"


S.Korea charges former 'comfort women' activist with fraud, embezzlement

The charges against Yoon Mee-hyang threaten to undermine the wartime sexual violence movement that she led for decades


FACTBOX-Five of the largest wildfires ever to hit the U.S. West

As wildfires rip through the United States forcing thousands from their homes, here are a few of the largest to ever scorch the U.S. West


'Jumping for joy': Japanese welcome Osaka forcing discussion on racism

Naomi Osaka, who has a Japanese mother and Haitian father, has been vocal in her support for the Black Lives Matter movement


Philippines deports U.S. Marine who killed transgender woman

A court had found Pemberton guilty of killing Jennifer Laude in a hotel in Olongapo six years ago


Opinion

OPINION: The big reset - how to reboot capitalism after COVID-19

It is 50 years since economist Milton Friedman said companies exist purely to maximise profits. This pandemic has shown us it's time for a reset



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